Benicàssim

This article is about the municipality. For the international music festival, see Festival Internacional de Benicàssim.

Benicàssim
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Benicàssim Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°03′19″N 0°03′51″E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Castellón de la Plana
Government
• Alcalde	Francesc Colomer Sánchez (2007) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	18,098
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Benicassut, benicassuda
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12560
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Benicassim: Seafront promenade.

Benicàssim (Valencian pronunciation: [beniˈkasim], Spanish: Benicasim, Arabic: بنو قاسم‎ according to Numismatic findings) is a municipality embracing a beach resort located in the province of Castelló, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The mountain range known as Desert de les Palmes rises inland protecting the town from the north wind. The name is derived from the Berber Banu Qasim tribe, a segment of the Kutama Berbers that settled the area during the 8th century Moorish conquest of Spain.

Benicasim is located 13 km north of the town of Castelló de la Plana, on the north of the Valencian Community. It has a population of 18,098. Its main economic activity comes from tourism; most notably the town is famous for some of the most important artificial beaches in Europe and because of its famous music festivals like FIB or The Rototom SunSpash.

External links

• Benicàssim town council
• Benicassim Costa Azahar